2015 Barolo Vigna Rionda
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Here's a wild ride back in time. The spectacular Oddero 2015 Barolo Riserva Vignarionda opens to magnificent intensity and an impressive level of no-holds-barred openness or generosity. You can age the wine further, but honestly, it tastes beautiful right now. The 2015 vintage carries a lot of extra fruit weight and shows broad shoulders. That supportive textural richness gives rise to dark fruit, dried blackberry, cured tobacco and candied chestnut. The bouquet is an infusion of fruit complexity and budding evolution. This is a bottle you could cozy up to sometime during the chilly winter months. Production is 3,500 bottles.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2015 Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is gentle, suave and caressing to the point it is surprisingly enjoyable even at this very early stage, bright acids and youthful tannins notwithstanding. Of course, the 2015 will be even better in a few years' time. All the Rionda signatures are front and center. The red berry fruit, the kirsch, the hard candy and the sweet floral nuances that are so typical of this great Serralunga sites meld together effortlessly. The 2015 is an absolutely exquisite wine that is more finesse than power. What a great way to round out this tasting of new releases!
The 2015 Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is a real powerhouse. Readers will have to be patient with the Rionda, as it won't be ready to drink anytime soon. Succulent dark cherry and plum fruit meld into subtler notes of melted road tar, lavender, rose petal, spice and licorice as the 2015 gradually opens up in the glass. I would be in no rush here.
Tasted from barrel, the 2015 Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is a gorgeous wine in the making. Silky, beautifully perfumed and nuanced, the 2015 has so much to offer. Dark red and purplish berry fruit, lavender and spice overtones all grace this exquisite, incredibly inviting Barolo.